From time to time, even a consulting firm has to step back and evaluate its strategies and tactics in order to effectively communicate its message to the markets it serves. As we are in the process of developing our goals and objectives for an upcoming face-lift of our website, it became clear that we can do a better job describing what it is we really do. This blog entry was written by Ron Sanga, one of our Asheville based associates. Please check back periodically for future segments on this same theme. I hope you enjoy Ron's entry.

We wanted to take a moment and talk a little bit about what it is we really do at BluePrints for Business.

We help you answer those questions that keep you up at night.

• How can I take my business to the next level?
• What do I need to do to grow?
• How can I increase sales?
• Where can I go to get the capital I need?

Any of these sound familiar?  It is all questions we have heard many times. 

BluePrints for Business is a business consulting firm that can help you reach your goals for your business.  Our 3 partners all have entrepreneurial backgrounds.  They have started and sold 6 businesses ranging from $8 million to $220 million in revenue per year.  We have 12 associates located in Asheville, North Carolina; Atlanta, Georgia; and New York, New York, many of whom have been in their field for 30+ years.  Basically, this means we have a wide variety of expertise and experience that we can bring to your business across many business disciplines.

In essence, we are generalists.  We don’t just help you in one area of your business like advertising or accounting.  We can help you in all business disciplines.  We have four major practice areas:

• Family Succession Planning
• Emerging Growth
• Turnarounds and Workouts
• Technology Startups

 In our next few posts we will be discussing each of these practice areas in more detail.